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Enforcement Officers: Release Dates and Jail Systems

enforcement officers: Jail systems in other cities have also faced legal challenges contending it's unconstitutional to keep a person in jail after they're released on bail or complete their sentence, according to Metro News. The man who defeated Arpaio in the November election announced Friday night that he was doing away with the policy amid questions about its constitutionality. It was a policy put in place by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and widely denounced by critics who cited it as a pattern of unfair treatment toward immigrants. That means the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office will no longer keep immigrants past their release dates, putting more of the onus on Immigration, Customs and Enforcement officers. Penzone said the Maricopa County Attorney's Office informed him of the legal issues surrounding policy, and he responded by doing away with the practice. I have an obligation that this office act constitutionally and within the laws, Penzone said at a news conference. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.